Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halecret

/ˈhæl.ɪˌkɹɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hale-cret
IPA: /ˈhæl.ɪˌkɹɛt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of light armour protecting the bust, used in the 16th century, usually thought to have been a corselet or light cuirass.

Example Sentences

"The halecret was a kind of corcelet of tvvo pieces, one before and one behind, it was lighter than the cuiraſs."

Etymology

First attested in English in 1536 as halkrig and 1540 as halkrik, taken to be from Middle French halecret, itself first attested in 1488 as aldecrez (plural) and 1489 as hallecretz (plural), of uncertain origin. Compare Breton halacred. Perhaps from Middle Dutch halscleet (“gorget”) (see hals (“neck, throat”), cleet (“piece of clothing”)), or related to German Halskragen.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: halecret, halscleet

Inflected Forms

halecrets (plural) allecret (alternative) hallecret (alternative)

Homonyms

hallecret

Questions

How do you pronounce halecret?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæl.ɪˌkɹɛt/.
What does halecret mean?: A kind of light armour protecting the bust, used in the 16th century, usually thought to have been a corselet or light cuirass.
Where does halecret come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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